"abjection" meaning in English

See abjection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/ Audio: EN-Abjection.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-abjection.wav Forms: abjections [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English abjeccioun, from either Middle French abjection or Late Latin abiectiōn-, from Latin abiectus (“cast down”). * See abject. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abjeccioun}} Middle English abjeccioun, {{der|en|frm|abjection}} Middle French abjection, {{der|en|LL.|abiectiō|abiectiōn-}} Late Latin abiectiōn-, {{der|en|la|abiectus||cast down}} Latin abiectus (“cast down”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} abjection (countable and uncountable, plural abjections)
  1. A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a low or downcast condition): abjecció [feminine] (Catalan), moedeloosheid [masculine] (Dutch), abjection (Interlingua), ainnise f4 (Irish), truaillíocht f3 (Irish)
    Sense id: en-abjection-en-noun-CAQ1IfsH Disambiguation of 'a low or downcast condition': 83 3 4 4 3 3
  2. (obsolete, chiefly figuratively) Something cast off; garbage. Tags: countable, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-abjection-en-noun-LAVQ6Q57
  3. (obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Translations (the act of bringing down or humbling): отхвърляне, низвергване (othvǎrljane, nizvergvane) (Bulgarian), vernedering [masculine] (Dutch), abjection (Interlingua)
    Sense id: en-abjection-en-noun-I6Nuwv-M Disambiguation of 'the act of bringing down or humbling': 1 3 65 17 1 12
  4. (obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Translations (the state of being rejected or cast out): жалкост, отхвърленост (žalkost, othvǎrlenost) (Bulgarian), verworpenheid [masculine] (Dutch), abjection (Interlingua)
    Sense id: en-abjection-en-noun-c2D4lgpa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 26 38 4 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 9 23 31 10 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 9 9 23 31 10 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 14 23 33 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 6 9 25 35 4 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 12 9 22 30 10 18 Disambiguation of 'the state of being rejected or cast out': 11 12 22 33 4 18
  5. (sociology) The fact of being marginalized as deviant. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sociology
    Sense id: en-abjection-en-noun-Z4dBYktz Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
  6. (biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Mycology
    Sense id: en-abjection-en-noun-VZC-BML1 Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Irish: 'ainnise f4', originally 'ainnise f4'",
  "path": [
    "abjection"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "abjection",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "translations/611",
  "msg": "suspicious translation with ' f4': {'lang': 'Irish', 'code': 'ga', 'sense': 'a low or downcast condition', 'word': 'ainnise f4'}",
  "path": [
    "abjection"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "abjection",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Irish: 'truaillíocht f3', originally 'truaillíocht f3'",
  "path": [
    "abjection"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "abjection",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "translations/611",
  "msg": "suspicious translation with ' f3': {'lang': 'Irish', 'code': 'ga', 'sense': 'a low or downcast condition', 'word': 'truaillíocht f3'}",
  "path": [
    "abjection"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "abjection",
  "trace": ""
}

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